Years ago we were working in the Olympic Manor development in Ballard. Olympic Manor is known for its amazing Mid-Century Modern style homes; which I happen to love. We were working in a home that had never been updated so it retained all of its original mcm charm and was pretty amazing.
The backstory is the mother had passed away and the three siblings were fighting over how to handle the sale of the home and contents. Apparently, after many attempts by the executor to divide the house contents amicably, the siblings simply could not come to an agreement. The decision was made to sell the contents of the home and the house and to divide the proceeds equally amongst the beneficiaries.
We were given direction not to allow any of the siblings to have access to the home. At one point or another while working in the home we had siblings knock on the front door and demand that they be allowed to remove items from the home.
In the entry of the home was an awesome original "Sputnik" chandelier. Of course, we couldn't sell that. It needed to remain with the home. I had so many people ask me about the fixtures in the home and if they were for sale. I must have said "No, they remain with the sale of the home" 100 times.
After the final clean-out of the home, I was doing a final walk-thru with one of my co-workers. We were talking about the home, enjoying the view of the sound, noting how quickly it will sell and guessimating on the sale price. We stopped in the entry hall under that very cool sputnik light fixture. As we were getting ready to lock up the house I said to my co-worker "I wonder how mom would have felt about the siblings fighting over all the items in the home?"
The exact moment I stopped talking one of the light bulbs in the light fixture exploded. It didn't just go out, it exploded..... My coworker and I looked at each other. I said in a very loud voice "Sorry mom, we really love your house" and walked out of the home and locked the door.
What do they say, "There's no such thing as coincidences, only incidences with a twist?" Well, this was an interesting twist for certain.